A Billionaire's Lost Love novel Chapter 7

"I'm sorry but I'm confused. What just happened?" I asked.

She took a sip from her juice box and said, "I assume you finished college, right?"

I nodded.

"Well, to put it simply: Minju is our queen bee and her friend group is her squad. She got her job in this company because her father's company is a partner of ours. That's why she acts superior to others," she explained. "People on our floor have forgotten to remind her of her place. I just did it for everybody today."

"But why are you so against me helping her out?" I asked another. "Isn't that a part of my job?"

She sighed. "Mingyu, your main job here is to be a secretary, not a delivery man. Minju has done that to everybody on the floor, including me. And with every person who stepped in as a secretary, they were abused and ridiculed by her," she continued. "What she did to you was a bit lighter than what she used to do before. Perhaps, she was already given a warning for her absurdity."

I was taken aback by what Soyoung said. When Minju approached me, I didn't see her as the manipulative person that Soyoung described as. She and her friends seemed welcoming. I wasn't expecting to know that she had a whole different persona behind that charming smile.

"Want my advice?" Soyoung asked.

I snapped out of my thoughts and nodded immediately.

She looked directly into my eyes and replied, "Don't trust anybody on our floor, especially the ladies. And don't get too friendly with the guys, either. The only ones that you can trust is Mr. Kim and me." She added, "Not to toot my own horn. But I will never disrespect you or go against you. I've done it for every secretary that was hired and I always feel like I never did enough. I'm not going to fail this time."

My brows furrowed. "Why shouldn't I trust the others?"

She took out her utensils and said, "The guys are stuck-up people. Show them your kind and friendly side too much, they would either think you're flirting or it's easy to get into your pants." She continued as she stirred her ramen, "As for the ladies, they drool over our boss. Technically, they are at each other's throats. They just.play niceties to see who's going to win in the end."

"And you're not a part of all the because?"

"Why would I waste my time on mundane and idiotic things? I started from the very bottom of the food chain. I was one of the very few who had luck on their side and reached the forty-ninth floor. I will never do something to jeopardize what I worked hard for," she explained.

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